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The Portland daily press., 1887-02-28
The Dominion Reports Heavy Storms
and Very Cold Weather.

CHESTER, VT, Feb. 27.-The wind has
blown gale all last night and today, piling
the foot of snow which came yesterday into
huge drifts, completely blocking all travel.
The up mail train last evening which leaves
hire at o'clock reached Ludlow two hours
late, where it remained all night. The night
express up failed to arrive, and the 22O fore
noon train failed to go down until lust be-
fore noon today, following the large snow
plows. The storm is the worst of the sea-
son, and has not been excelled for years, ex-
cept by the bad storm a. year ago when no
mail was received here for three days
BELLOWS FALLS, VT, Feb. 27.-Preyious
TO this no storm this season has caused any
serious inconvenience in this vicinity. About
three and one-half feet of snow has fallen, a
high wind drifting it in all directions. The
highways are nearly impossible. The trains
OIL the Central Vermont which should have
left here at IL O'Clock last night were delay-
ed till about O'Clock tonight, and all other
roads are from five to ten hours behind.
the snow clear, and though it has ceased
showing there are prospects of a blockade
for some days.
DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 27.-Despatches
from various points in the upper lpeninsular
and from the northern part of the peninsular
reports the storm Of the past "a hours to be
Of mammoth proportions .and terrific inten-
sity.. A deayy gale blew the snow about
making the drifts from five to ten feet deep
and stopping all straffic. Two Grand Rapid.
and Indiana trains are showed in the south
Of Mackinaw City, and the Michigan Cen
tral train is blocked In the same neighbor-
hood. The gale extended over the whole
State. About mile west of Negaanee four
engines and coach that were breaking their
way through the snow ran into heavy drift
and were thrown into the ditch.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 27-The wind com-
menced to blow here heavily early last even
ing and continued to blow perfect hurri-
cane at intervals till O'Clock this evening.
Many accidents are reported, principally
minor ones though. Considerable damage
has been done. The stern wheel steamer
Reindeer, lying at City wharf was sunk. The
large steamer Hibernia was damaged BY col
lisionl caused by the gale bringing the vessel.
together.
MONTREAL. Feb. pa severe snow storm
ragged here last night. The Grand Trunk,
South Eastern, Central Vermont and Della
ware and Hudson trains arrived from two to
three hours late. The Canadian Pacific is
also delayed by snow.
HALIFAX, Feb. 27.-Steamer Sandman.
bound for Liverpool has been detained
here for mails to the upper provinces.
The mail train due at l o'clock this after
noon has not yet arrived owing to a heavy
snow storm along the Intercolonial railroad,
and is not expected till early tomorrow morn
inp
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-28
FOREIGN.

LONDON, Feb. 27.-The parade Of Social
lists to st. Paups this afternoon attracted
crowds of people and the Cathedral was
crowded. The Archdeacon preached from
Proverbs XXI, q "The rich and the poor
meet together. The Lord is the maker of
them all" When the text was announced
there were shouts of of bravo" and other
EXPLANATIONS of approval and some grcwls.
Otnerwise there was no demonstration. A
large force OF police was present. In the
evening an affray occurred between the po-
lice and body of Socialists who were re-
turning to their homes. The affair was not
of a serious nature.
The report that revelation had broken
out at Sofia arose from the fact that trifling
disturbance occurred there resulting in the
arrest of few Russians. 1T ~
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Feb. PA
fire in the principal block Of the town yes
terday caused a loss of $750000.
DANsTADT, Feb. 27.-Prince Alexander.
whoswas attacked with varioloid several
days ago is recovering slowly.
PARIS, Feb. 27.-The Senate has adopted
the budget as modified by the Chamber Of
Deputies, and has adjourned until Mach Z.
ODESSA, Feb. 27.-Two assassins were ar
rested here today when about to sail for
Turkey. The men were Nihilists. They
had murdered their employer, his wife,
eight children and several relatives, then
decamped with the spoils amounting to S0O,-
600 roubles.s
DUBLIN, Feb. ga riot occurred at New
Ross yesterday. During the disturbance q
body Of 100 policemen charged with batons
and bayonets upon the mob, which number
missiles, and many persons on both sides
were injured
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-28
THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE.
Further HeartrendIng Details Of the
Fearful Disaster.
Only a Church steeple Left Standing
at Bassano.
croans of Those Buried In the Ruins
Still Heard.

ROME, Feb. 27-Heartrending details of
the disasters caused by the earthquake con
tlnue TO arrive. At Diano Marino, today.
a child, ~ years old, and her father were ex-
tricated from the debris, when the latter
expired upon the spot. The survivors at
victims we're killed by the. second shock, the
people laving re-entered their houses to
procure clothing. The sum of $4,000 has
been found in the ruins there. SlgnOr Cen
ala, minister Of public works, has visited
Bojordo and attended the funeral OF 230
victims Of the church collapse, who were
buried in common trench In the cemetery.
He also made arrangements for a temporary
hospital for the injury. Relief committees
are being organized throughout the country,
but II Is impossible to supply the numerous
wants. A bill will be introduced In parlia-
ment for credit Of 81 100000 for relief pur-
poses. San Reno Is deserted. There were
SO2 persons killed and 150 injured in that
town. Bodies wrapped In shrouds lie In the
middle OF the streets at Bassana. Only a
church steeple remains standing. Soldiers
there are still searching the ruins. They
have rescued 25 persons, of whom all are
more or less injured. The panic was re-
newed at Genoa today on false report that
FIR. Densah had predicted another shock.
Both there and at Savona people refuse to
return to their homes. They sleep In car
riages ard places Of shelter.
ROME, Feb. 27.-Troops have been COM
PEELED to keep back at the point Of the
bayonet crowds Of despairing men and
women, who were impeding the work of ex-
cavation in their efforts to find missing rela-
tives. The bodies of the victims OF the dis
aster are terribly disfgured. The sufferings
of the survivors are great, the supply Of pro-
visions and drugs and ambulance apparatus
being painfully inadequate. The work Of
the rescuers is attended with considerable
danger. In some cases they have been
obliged to flee from lettering walls, although
they could hear the groans Of victims buried
beneath the debris. All the members Of the
family of the Mayor Of Bajardo were killed.
Another family consisting Of % persons
named Marestri, the only single member, a
half demented person, Is left. Half clothed
people are wandering on the seashOre ex-
posed to the inclement weather.
Groans can still be heard in the ruins and
in the Via Garibandi. The lost
oil was valued at $4,000. The losses on
other property are heavy.
VIENNA, Feb. 27.-Fabb predicts that
earthquake shocks will continue and be ac-
companied by terrible storms. He mentions
March 9th and oath, April 7th and 8th, and
the middle of September and October as
dates upon which the. worst shocks may be
pxnpd
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-28
RAILWAY MATTERS.
TUE RAILROAD COMBINATION.


Saturday Boston 4 Maine rose further to
21s. Eastern advanced 10 1872. Maine Central
declined o. to $50. Boston & Lowell made a
net gain Of to 1864. Central Massachusetts,
preferred gained to 52l, and common lost
to 231. There is great deal on foot in these
properties, and the indications are that they
will be one giant corporation within six
months, II not in one-half that time. A few
insiders and their banking house and other
friends, alone know the programme and how
to act to make money, and the great motive
Of the whole transaction Is to make money.
The Eastern railroad element is eonspiuous
in the negotiations. The rise in all the
stocks Is based, in measure, upon benefits
to accrue from combination, although there
are reasons why certain Of the stocks rise.
independent OF consolidation plans The
Boston 4 Lowell stock, for example, Is
looked upon as likely TO receive 7, II not 3,
per cent. dividends within two years, II the
New Hampshire leases are sustained, and
under lease to the Boston Il Maine, about
the same dividend is looked for at once, or a
little while hence. So with the Maine Cen
trail its grea earnings are cause enough for
more or less Of the advance Of the stock.
NOTES.
Mr.. +. f. Boothby Of the Maine Central; ;
VIM. Edgar, Grand Trunk d. j. Flanders,
Boston & Maine, were among the passenger
agentss who listened to Port Commissioner
Persons. Interpretation of the Interstate
Railroad Law, In Boston, Friday.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-28
FROM BOSTON.
The Yacht MayfIower.

BosroN, Feb. 26.--General Paine. owner
Of the famous yacht Mayfiower, has placed
her in the hands Of Architect Burgess, her
designer, and it is the latter's intention to
send her to England to compete with the
Arrow for the Queens cup. Mr.. Burgess
her i'm whatever races he chooses. The
yacht will probably sail about the first Of
June. and Mr. Burgess will follow by steam
er. No alterations will be made in the May
flower and she will be sent across under
cruising rig, with a smaller mainsail than
she now carries. Mr.. Burgess has not yet
given formal notice to Mr.. Chamberlayne,
the owner of the Arrow, of his desire to com
pete for the Queens cup, but will do so in a
few days.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-28

LOWELL, Mass, Feb. 27.-Two centen-
arians died here today-Paul McAloOn, aged
l0l years, and Rose Mcguire, aged 1O3 years.
Both were natives Of Ireland and had lived
In this city nearly half a century.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-28

Mean daily bar. 29128 Maximum ther..4 40 o
Mean daily ther. 2S.4 Minimum ther....22O
Mean daily DIV pt.21.2 Max. vel. wind. % w
Mean daily hum. $40 Total precip. ..... .43
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
tFeb. 27, 1887, 1000 p. ny
Observations taken at the same moment Of tin e
at all stations
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-28

Robert Nelson, master workman of Dis
trict Assembly No. ~, Knights of Labor, is
nominated for Mayor Of Chicago by the Uni
ted Labor party.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-28
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sPECEAE NOTICES.
OIL COVERINGS,
25 CENTS.

We have just received the most beau.
tifui designs In new Oil Cloth or Enam.
eled Table Coverings ever displayed in
America, and shall have a sale on these
new patterns all this week at only 20
cents per yard. They are perfect in
every way and are best Qualities made.
Stair and Shelf Coverings in same ma.
teriais also ON sale.
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$4,000
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER.

Heavy Fall of Snow and Gales In
Vermont.
Many Trains showed in at the
West.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-28

Justin Mccarthy, NJ. p, was rendered
dinner by the Boston Press Club Saturday
tlemen were present. President O'Meara
introduced the guest, who spoke chiefly upon
ns.ss journalistic experiences, only incidental
ly allu1ing to the, Irish question. Mayor
of the Globe, Col. 2. A. Smith Of the Journal
and others were present.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-28
oUAKINcS IN THE SOUTH.
Slight Tremors Felt at Charleston,
SunmeYville and Other Points.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Feb. 26.-About six
o'clock this morning slight earthquake
shock was felt here. At Summerville and in
the adjacent country, the shock continued
forom west to east. In one house vase was
thrown down, but no damage was done any
where. The shock was so Slight that many
persons who were sleeping at the time were
not disturbed. This is the first disturbance
worth mentioning since the beginning of the
year.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-28

not to blame for the disease among the cat
tie. Tuberculosis exists IN other parts of
the State; has always existed. Fifty years
ago worked packing In fortland the beef
OF cattle that had this disease. The beef
was examined microseopically and pro-
nounced to be all right. Il was sold to the
navy. and / never heard but that the navy
survived have now at home COW that
am convinced has this tuberculosis. She has
had it for years i kil dngens met Saives; but $ 90
sentiments as these are heard from great
many members, and these members think
that Mr.. Gilbert did right. They do not
take that serious view OF the Orono outbreak
that the other cattle commissioners do.
Whatever the investigation may do, the Leg
islature will undoubtedly have mind Of its
own about the advlsability Of hunting up
and slaughtering the bulls and their progeny.
Banks and Banking.
The treasurers of about score of savings
banks In the State have been before the COM
mittee on banks and banking to argue that
the State tax on deposits be reduced from
two-thirds to one-half OF one per cent.
Among them was Treasurer Rogers of the
Maine Savings Bank. 1t Is doubtful If the
committee will receommenq the reduction
The committee has decided to report fav-
orably the bills to incorporate the West
brook, Cornish, Bar Harbor, and Peoples Of
Bangor ;,also on the bill to amend the char
ter Of the Portland Trust Company.
Corham Normal School.
Engineer E. c. Jordan was before the edu-
cational committee last week and gave
them very interesting description of the
sanitary condition of the Gorham Normal
School, at the same time exhibiting plans for
improving that condition. Mr.. Jordan was
outspoken against the condition of the
drainage Of the old dormitory.
The State College.
The House has passed the State College
appropriation bill as it came from the Senate
with the addition of an amendment offered
by Mr.. Pattangall, making it the duty of the
faculty to prosecute students found guilty Of
hazing As passed the bill makes the follow
ing appropriations:
Natural History Building g................S25,oO 600
instruction. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Travelling expenses of trustees 500
@ .'...''.....-.-............. 600
apparatus. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $500
Water supply and sanitary purposes -. 1000
shop and repairs 1000
$4,000
There was an item of $4, ,6S7. 80 to compen-
safe Tor the loss of cattle. but the Senate
struck it out
Notes.
Mr.. Bradley of Vassalboro has moved to
reconsider the vote whereby the bill raising
the judges salaries was passed to be en-
crossed. The motion, through the efforts of
MI. Wlswell, has been laid on the table until
4 ;l1l!ulrsaay l!li az II o'clock, when the question
aA
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-28

The six days walking match at Philadel-
phia ended Saturday night. Vint won, max
Ing $50 miles, 10 laps.
Rev. James Freeman Clarke Of Boston, is
seriously i'll.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-28
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
The indications for Maine, New Hamp-
hire and Vermont are colder fair weather.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, Feb. 27, 1887.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-28
R!NEs n! BROTHERS.. 5
leDzo d3t
PUBLIC NOTICE.

NOTICE Is hereby given that public hearing
~ upon an act TO regulate water rates win be
hao before the judiciary committee on March T.
ot2.SO D. m. ANDREW =. WISWELL,
ieD2lsntd Secretary Judiciary Committee
Hearings Before Committee ON
Railroads, Telegraphs and Ex-
presses.
ON MARCH y,
An act to incorporate the Brunswick Street r.
II. Co.
An act TO incorporate the Sebasticook and Mt.
Kine0 Telegraph and Telephone Co.
feb20sntd JAMES r. HAWKES., Sec'y.
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carl sc(.urz Improving.

NEW York, Feb. 2f.-The physicians at
tending Carl Schurz, who fractured MS hil
Saturday, tonight declared us condl1lol
ger.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-28

not call one. The reason for this sudden
change Of mind is said to be this: Senators
Gorman, Voorhees, and one or two others.
who are nothing if not politicians. hearing
that he proposed calling an extra session,
hastened to him with protestations that such
thing must not be thought of. They said
that II session should be called now, the
Democrats would be without four senator's.
whom they would be almost certain to have
next winter. They reasoned as follows
Florida will not elect Jones's successor until
April; Camden is out from West Virginia,
and the legislature has adjourned without
eiecting his successor. Turpie's credentials
are hung up. and an investigation is to be
made into his right to seat. Hearst of Cal
fornia is sick and could not be here at an ex-
ira session, and the deadlock in New Jersey
Is still unbroken. IL an extra session should
be called, the Senate would, therefore, stand
Sc Republicans, including Riddleberger, and
80 Democrats Turpie's case would be inves-
tigated at once, and they said the Democrats
would not be strong enough to meet it.
whereas If it did not occur till next winter
they would have the Florida, California.
West Virginia, and perhaps New Jersey sem
ators to aid them. 1t is their hope that Rid
dleberger. Mitchell Of Oregon, and perhaps
one or two more Republican senators will
then vote with them, and prevent an invest-
gallon of Turpie's election, just as was done
in the Payne case Their reasoning prevail
ed, and the note was sent to Senator Sher-
man as stated. There is some chance. how
ever, that their plans may be frustrated after
all, as in the opinion of not few it will be
impossible to pass all the appropriation bills
in the remaining term, and an extra session,
not only Of the Senate, but of the whole
Congress may be required Others, however
say that these bills can all be passed, and
that there viii be no necessity for an extra
session.
The Portland daily press., 1887-02-28
Ranks and Banking.

The House has passed the State College
appropriation bill as it came from the Senate
with the addition of an amendment offered
by Mr. Pattangall, making it the duty of the
faculty to prosecute students found guilty Of
hazing. As passed the bill makes the follow
ing appropriations.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
How Savages Fight Sharks.

The greatest danger to be feared in the
presence of shark is the paralysis of
fear. Sharks unless very hungry will not
attack a man while in motion. They
swim around with longing eyes waiting
for one moment when their victims shall
remain quiet, and then make their on
slaught. On the coast of Africa tie ma
tives fight sharks fearlessly. They enter
the ocean naked, having first oiled their
bodies in order that they may slide
through the water easily. Their only
weapon is stout stick about two feet in
length sharpened at both ends. The
water is SO clear that they can sec for
hundreds of feet around them. When a
shark swims toward them they wait I'M
til the moment he turns on his back, and
as he opens his jaws to seize them they
thrust the stick crosswise into his mouth
and swim off. The shark mouth being
held open by the stick, he is soon drowned,
when the natives tow him ashore and
feast upon his flesh.-New York Mail and
Express.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
Trick of "a Lizard,

"There are some curious cases among
the California geckos, said Los An
gees county naturalist. Hear is one
dead that is called the leaf tailed gecko.
You see the tail bulges out soon after
leaving the body and assumes a leaf of
arrow shape, hence the name of the ami
NAL Now when the little creature is
chased you will see it dodge around
limb and hold up the curious leaf like
tail. That is all that you can see and so
naturally would think it a part of the
tree itself.
But this lizard has a more remarkable
method Of escape yet. We will imagine
that you have tried to pluck the leaf.
The animal drops clumsly to the ground
and darts away among the rocks, where
it attracts the attention of some Of the
hawks that are prowling around. I'm
mediately chase ensues; the bird gains
and is finally about to pounce upon its
prey, when all at once two lizards ap-
pear, one making off while the other
dances up and down into the air and
along the ground in a very mysterious
way, 50 that the astonished bird stops and
looks. In the meantime the original
DZdru escapes tne Otner, tnat really Is
the tail, soon becomes quiescent. You
see the gecko has the faculty of throwing
off his tail when hard pressed, and while
the pursuer's attention is drawn to the
squirming member the animal itself es-
capes. "But it loses its TAIL" sug-
gested the reporter. "Only for time.
They can reproduce this organ, and, curl
ously enough, sometimes two tails are
produced instead of one. San Francisco
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-07
FOLLOWING THE MARKET.

Other things being equal, that man is
6oing to make the most money whose
products are most nearly what the mark
BIT calls for; and this is as true of the
|wool-grower as of anybody else. There
|re of course changing fashions in mater
|als for manufacture, as well as in other
things, and it is not practicable to so
change ones speciality as to be always
right at the top. However, term of
years experience as an observing wool
grower will teach a good many lessons
bn this point, and he who carefully needs
them will always have something saleable
well up in the market. But one thing in
Especial to be kept in mind these days
is that the largest mutton carcass COM
batible with the kind of wool grown is
quite desideratum. Whatever the breed
is. profit requires that the greatest FEAST
bile amount of mutton be gotten out
of it Stockman.